De Camptown Races (midi)

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D A

1. De Camptown ladies sing dis song, doo-dah! doo-dah!

D A D

De Camp-town race-track five miles long, oh! doo-dah day!

A

I come down dah wid my hat caved in, doo-dah! doo-dah!

D A D

I go back home wid a pocket full of tin, oh! doo-dah day!

D G D

Gwine to run all night! Gwine to run all day!

A A7 D

I'll bet my money on de bob-tail nag, somebody bet on de bay.

D A

2. De long tail filly and de big black hoss, doo-dah! doo-dah!

D A D

dey fly de track and dey both cut across, oh! doo-dah-day!

A

De blind hoss sticken in a big mud hole, doo-dah! doo-dah!

D A D

can't touch bottom wid a ten foot pole, oh! doo-dah-day!

D G D

Gwine to run all night! Gwine to run all day!

A A7 D

I'll bet my money on de bob-tail nag, somebody bet on de bay.

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D A

3. Old muley cow come on to de track, doo-dah! doo-dah!

D A D

De bob-tail fling her ober his back, oh! doo-dah-day!

A

Den fly along like a rail-road car, doo-dah! doo-dah!

D A D

Runnin' a race wid a shootin' star, oh! doo-dah-day!

D G D

Gwine to run all night! Gwine to run all day!

A A7 D

I'll bet my money on de bob-tail nag, somebody bet on de bay.

D A

4. See dem flyin' on a ten mile heat, doo-dah doo-dah!

D A D

Round de race track, den repeat, oh! doo-dah-day!

A

I win my money on de bob-tail nag, doo-dah! doo-dah!

D A D

I keep my money in an old tow-bag, oh! doo-dah-day!

D G D

Gwine to run all night! Gwine to run all day!

A A7 D

I'll bet my money on de bob-tail nag, somebody bet on de bay.

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(Stephen C. Foster)